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Quiz about Cat Burglars
Quiz about Cat Burglars

Cat Burglars Trivia Quiz


If you've played my "Ant Eaters" quiz, this is very similar. Each animal has "stolen" a cat. That means that "cat" or "kat" will appear somewhere in the animal name. Good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by salami_swami. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
salami_swami
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
318,609
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
7530
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Every answer has the word "cat" or "kat" in it, well, except one. I will give you a clue as to the animal's name, and you will have to guess what it is. Good luck!

We'll start off easy. This smaller "big cat" species lives in North America. It is named after its very characteristic tail. It resembles a lynx because of the tufts of hair on its ears. What animal might this be?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 10
2. Bugs are animals, right? This should be a fairly easy one. These bugs are just the beginning stage of another kind of bug. They live their life growing very quickly by constantly eating. What might this little creature be called?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 10
3. This next animal has a bird named after it. The answer is a plural of this farm animal. They eat grass/hay and drink water. What group of animals might this be?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 4 of 10
4. A group of these might be called a mob, a clan, or a gang. They're the African equivalent of the prairie dog... No matter what you do to try and stop them, they will keep popping their heads out of their holes. They're everywhere. An animal that enters their burrow backwards has a best friend that is this creature in several Disney movies. What creature might this be?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 10
5. This animal is the most common and well-known species of the family Delphinidae. There is a famous TV character that is this animal. You may be wondering why this animal is in this quiz. Well, its scientific name is Tursiops trunCATus. What kind of animal might this be? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. It's time for another aquatic animal. These creatures are from the order Siluriformes. These aquatic animals are so named for a catlike quality. What type of animal is this?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 7 of 10
7. Although there are many different species of this bird, they all are nearly identical. They are usually fully black, black with a white underbelly, or dark brown with a white underbelly. They have long red or orange beaks which are useful for breaking open molluscs. According to Wikipedia, they are noisy, plover-like birds. What kind of bird might this be?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 8 of 10
8. We now move on to another bird. This bird's name is Malay for "old sister". There are 21 species of this bird in the CaCATuidae family. The bird is related to the parrot. What species of bird might this be?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 9 of 10
9. This is the smallest species of the caCATuidae family. It is also the second most popular species of bird to have as a pet, second only to the budgie. This bird is also known as the quarrion or the weiro. They are the only member of the genus Nymphicus. What caged bird favorite might this be?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 10 of 10
10. This is another bug. Although its name might not have the "cat/kat" sound, it does have the word "cat/kat" in it. This insect is called a bush-cricket in British English. It belongs to the family Tettigoniidae. They are closely related to crickets, although they are also known as long-horn grasshoppers. They can get very large. What insect might this be?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Every answer has the word "cat" or "kat" in it, well, except one. I will give you a clue as to the animal's name, and you will have to guess what it is. Good luck! We'll start off easy. This smaller "big cat" species lives in North America. It is named after its very characteristic tail. It resembles a lynx because of the tufts of hair on its ears. What animal might this be?

Answer: Bobcat

Bobcats are very small big cats; they are only about twice the size of the average house cat. They are very closely related to the lynx. There are 12 subspecies of bobcats, such as the Goodwin and Mearns bobcats.

bobCAT
2. Bugs are animals, right? This should be a fairly easy one. These bugs are just the beginning stage of another kind of bug. They live their life growing very quickly by constantly eating. What might this little creature be called?

Answer: Caterpillar

There are many different species of caterpillar. Each species will become either a butterfly or a moth. A species of caterpillar will only become one type of butterfly or moth, however. For instance, a monarch caterpillar will turn into a monarch butterfly, not a zebra butterfly, or any other kind. When caterpillars grow large enough, they will form a crysalis, or cocoon, and stay in there for a long period of time while they somehow form large wings and become butterflies or moths. They are, appropriately, in the same family as butterflies and moths; Lepidoptera.

CATerpillar
3. This next animal has a bird named after it. The answer is a plural of this farm animal. They eat grass/hay and drink water. What group of animals might this be?

Answer: Cattle

'Cattle' is the plural form of 'cow'. There are many species of cow. There are dairy cattle and beef cattle. Dairy cattle are usually milked. The milk comes from the udder. Beef cattle is where we get a lot of meat here in the US, from hamburgers to steaks to ground beef. The most recognizable cow is white with black spots, a common dairy cow, and it is often joked that a brown cow with black spots is a chocolate milk cow. The bird that feeds off of what the cattle kick up with their hooves is called the cattle egret. I added that they drink water because many people think they drink milk. They produce milk, but do not drink it (except when they are very young).

CATtle
4. A group of these might be called a mob, a clan, or a gang. They're the African equivalent of the prairie dog... No matter what you do to try and stop them, they will keep popping their heads out of their holes. They're everywhere. An animal that enters their burrow backwards has a best friend that is this creature in several Disney movies. What creature might this be?

Answer: Meerkat

Meerkats are in the mongoose family, and Timon from "The Lion King" is probably the most famous meerkat. His friend is Pumbaa, a warthog. Warthogs are known to enter their burrows bottom first. The meerkat fits the category one step further with its scientific name, SuriCATa suriCATta. They live in the Kalahari desert and in South Africa.

meerKAT
5. This animal is the most common and well-known species of the family Delphinidae. There is a famous TV character that is this animal. You may be wondering why this animal is in this quiz. Well, its scientific name is Tursiops trunCATus. What kind of animal might this be?

Answer: Bottlenose Dolphin

Bottlenose dolphins are the most common species of dolphin known. Flipper is the famous bottlenose dolphin on TV and in movies I was alluding to. It is interesting to know that technically, Tursiops truncatus is the common bottlenose dolphin, as there are now two species of bottlenose dolphins, the second being Tursiops aduncus, or the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin.

bottlenose dolphin - Tursiops trunCATus
6. It's time for another aquatic animal. These creatures are from the order Siluriformes. These aquatic animals are so named for a catlike quality. What type of animal is this?

Answer: Catfish

Catfish are usually bottom dwellers, where they eat dead matter on the bottom of the ocean or lake floor, so they are called detritivores. They range in size greatly from the smaller candiru, which is only a few inches in length, to the Mekong giant catfish, which can weigh over a quarter of a ton. The largest ever caught was nearly nine feet and 650 pounds! The catfish is named so because they have whiskerlike appendages on their face, much like our beloved feline.

CATfish
7. Although there are many different species of this bird, they all are nearly identical. They are usually fully black, black with a white underbelly, or dark brown with a white underbelly. They have long red or orange beaks which are useful for breaking open molluscs. According to Wikipedia, they are noisy, plover-like birds. What kind of bird might this be?

Answer: Oystercatcher

The oystercatcher's beak is perfect for opening shells of clams, mussels, oysters, and other molluscs, but they can also smash THROUGH the shell to grab their meal! Most oystercatchers look basically the same, but the variable oystercatcher is unique. They are variable, so they can be all sorts of colors, like the blue variable oystercatcher.

oysterCATcher
8. We now move on to another bird. This bird's name is Malay for "old sister". There are 21 species of this bird in the CaCATuidae family. The bird is related to the parrot. What species of bird might this be?

Answer: Cockatoo

The cockatoo is from the order Psittaciformes. The cockatiel is a smaller subspecies of the cockatoo. The largest cockatoo, the palm cockatoo, can grow longer than most macaws and parrots! 'Old' in Malay is tua, and 'sister' in Malay is kakak. When you put these together, it makes kakak tua, or kaka tua, which is where the name 'cockatoo' comes from.

cocKAToo
9. This is the smallest species of the caCATuidae family. It is also the second most popular species of bird to have as a pet, second only to the budgie. This bird is also known as the quarrion or the weiro. They are the only member of the genus Nymphicus. What caged bird favorite might this be?

Answer: Cockatiel

Yes, I had two cockatoo questions, sue me. ;-) The cockatiel is the smallest member of the cockatoo family, although there was once much debate as to whether it was actually a cockatoo or not. The full scientific name of the cockatiel is Nymphicus hollandicus.

cocKATiel
10. This is another bug. Although its name might not have the "cat/kat" sound, it does have the word "cat/kat" in it. This insect is called a bush-cricket in British English. It belongs to the family Tettigoniidae. They are closely related to crickets, although they are also known as long-horn grasshoppers. They can get very large. What insect might this be?

Answer: Katydid

Just like crickets and grasshoppers, katydids make a lot of noise. They are not, however, related to cicadas, which seem to make even more noise. There are over 250 species of katydids in North America alone!

KATydid
Source: Author salami_swami

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